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16.7 Intraverbal Example #3

The final issue is correctness. Saying “five” as the result of seeing or hearing “two plus two equals” is still intraverbal because all three of the defining features are present. The “correctness” of the response is irrelevant.

Intraverbal

A form of verbal behavior with the following features:

A verbal response

The prior controlling variable is a verbal stimulus

There is NO point-to-point correspondence between the stimulus and the response

The specific topography and dynamic characteristics of the vocal response

The musculature involved in executing the response

The modality of the prior verbal stimulus (usually either visual or auditory)

Dynamic features of either the stimulus or the response

The “correctness” of the response

A cartoon woman standing next to a blackboard.
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Then people using ASL to communicate isn’t intraverbal?

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